Date set for
Broadway opening of Elton John's Lestat

Lestat sings on Broadway next April. The Elton John-Bernie Taupin musical featuring novelist Anne Rice's seductive vampire hero will open on Broadway April 13 at the Palace Theatre. Preview performances begin March 11. The musical will have its world premiere in San Francisco December 17-January 29 before moving to New York City.

Hugh Panaro, who starred in Broadway's most recent production of Phantom of the Opera, will portray the title character in the show, which has music by John, lyrics by Taupin, and a book by Linda Woolverton. The director is Robert Jess Roth. Also in the cast of Lestat are Carolee Carmello as Gabrielle and Jack Noseworthy as Armand. (AP)